Transaction in Own Shares

FirstGroup plc

Transaction in own shares

FirstGroup plc ("FirstGroup") announces that, in accordance with the terms of its share buyback programme (the "Programme") announced on 8 June 2023, it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 5 pence each (“Ordinary Shares”) through RBC Europe Limited.

Date of Purchase	28 September 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	461,457
Weighted average price paid (p)	150.59
Highest price paid (p)	151.00
Lowest price paid (p)	149.60

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 78,937,886 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 671,757,129. FirstGroup initially intends to hold the purchased shares as treasury shares but may cancel them in the due course.

The total number of voting rights in FirstGroup, excluding treasury shares as at 28 September 2023 is 671,757,129. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, FirstGroup under the FCA’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Contacts at FirstGroup: Marianna Bowes, Head of Investor Relations David Blizzard, Company Secretary [e-mail] Tel: [phone]	Contacts at Brunswick PR: Andrew Porter / Simone Selzer Tel: [phone]
Contacts at Liberum Capital Limited: Nicholas How / John Fishley Tel: [phone]	Contacts at RBC Europe Limited: James Agnew / Jack Wood Tel: [phone]

Transaction details

Issuer name: FirstGroup PLC

LEI: 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93

ISIN: GB0003452173

Classification: 2.4. Acquisition or disposal of the issuer's own shares

Intermediary name: RBC Europe Limited

Intermediary Code: ROYCGB22

Timezone: GMT

Currency: GBp

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), a breakdown of the individual trades made by RBC Europe Limited on behalf of FirstGroup as part of the Programme is detailed below:

Aggregate information: 

Venue	Weighted average price (pence per share)	Aggregated volume
XLON	150.75	305,454
BATE	150.37	61,650
CHIX	150.27	54,187
TRQX	150.21	37,374
Sigma-X	150.57	2,792

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

9:14:03	254	150.30	BATE
9:14:05	99	150.30	XLON
9:14:05	99	150.30	TRQX
9:14:05	303	150.30	BATE
9:14:05	100	150.30	CHIX
9:21:02	129	150.20	TRQX
9:21:02	129	150.20	XLON
9:21:02	130	150.20	BATE
9:21:02	129	150.20	CHIX
9:21:02	51	150.20	CHIX
9:22:59	103	149.90	XLON
9:22:59	103	149.90	TRQX
9:22:59	104	149.90	CHIX
9:22:59	104	149.90	BATE
9:22:59	12	149.90	CHIX
9:22:59	29	149.90	CHIX
9:23:03	119	149.70	XLON
9:36:02	119	149.80	TRQX
9:36:02	48	149.80	CHIX
9:36:02	119	149.80	BATE
9:36:02	47	149.80	XLON
9:36:02	119	149.70	CHIX
9:48:33	148	150.20	XLON
9:48:33	552	150.20	XLON
9:48:34	318	150.30	XLON
9:48:35	63	150.30	XLON
10:07:56	1,361	149.90	XLON
10:07:56	63	149.90	TRQX
10:07:56	63	149.90	BATE
10:07:56	19	149.90	CHIX
10:07:56	44	149.90	CHIX
10:16:09	452	149.70	XLON
10:16:09	1092	149.70	XLON
10:17:02	359	149.70	BATE
10:17:02	201	149.70	CHIX
10:20:07	297	149.70	BATE
10:20:07	297	149.70	XLON
10:20:07	296	149.70	TRQX
10:20:07	297	149.70	CHIX
10:20:20	119	149.80	BATE
10:20:21	1	149.90	TRQX
10:20:21	119	149.80	CHIX
10:31:59	170	149.60	TRQX
10:31:59	232	149.60	XLON
10:31:59	62	149.60	TRQX
10:31:59	233	149.60	BATE
10:31:59	233	149.60	CHIX
10:53:38	102	150.00	BATE
10:53:39	36	150.00	CHIX
10:53:39	122	150.00	CHIX
11:19:19	274	150.50	XLON
11:19:19	41	150.50	BATE
11:19:19	319	150.50	XLON
11:19:19	318	150.50	BATE
11:19:19	337	150.35	BATE
11:34:55	624	150.50	BATE
12:07:57	101	150.30	XLON
12:07:57	26	150.30	TRQX
12:07:57	75	150.30	TRQX
12:07:57	160	150.30	BATE
12:07:57	50	150.30	CHIX
12:07:57	1,112	150.30	BATE
12:07:57	51	150.30	CHIX
12:07:57	1,309	150.30	TRQX
13:55:43	199	150.40	TRQX
13:55:43	217	150.40	TRQX
13:55:43	343	150.40	CHIX
13:55:43	635	150.40	CHIX
13:55:43	59	150.40	CHIX
13:55:43	41	150.30	XLON
13:55:43	41	150.30	TRQX
13:55:43	42	150.30	CHIX
13:55:43	124	150.30	BATE
13:55:43	1298	150.30	BATE
13:55:43	1,998	150.30	XLON
13:55:43	746	150.30	XLON
14:06:37	217	150.40	CHIX
14:06:37	185	150.40	CHIX
14:06:37	272	150.40	CHIX
14:06:37	228	150.40	CHIX
14:06:37	1,846	150.40	CHIX
14:06:37	469	150.30	CHIX
14:06:37	162	150.30	TRQX
14:06:37	273	150.30	BATE
14:06:37	97	150.30	CHIX
14:06:37	1,805	150.30	BATE
14:07:14	578	150.30	XLON
14:07:14	577	150.30	TRQX
14:07:14	578	150.30	BATE
14:07:14	565	150.30	BATE
14:07:15	1,541	150.40	CHIX
14:07:18	729	150.40	CHIX
14:07:18	41	150.40	CHIX
14:07:49	481	150.50	XLON
14:07:49	302	150.40	CHIX
14:07:49	639	150.40	CHIX
14:07:49	343	150.40	CHIX
14:07:49	171	150.40	CHIX
14:07:49	1,800	150.40	CHIX
14:07:49	600	150.40	CHIX
14:07:49	79	150.40	CHIX
14:07:49	385	150.30	XLON
14:07:51	1,789	150.50	BATE
14:07:51	2,136	150.50	BATE
14:07:51	596	150.50	BATE
14:07:54	2,473	150.70	XLON
14:07:54	152	150.70	XLON
14:07:54	482	150.60	BATE
14:07:54	49	150.50	XLON
14:07:55	578	150.80	XLON
14:07:55	1,321	150.70	TRQX
14:08:01	540	150.50	BATE
14:28:21	96	150.50	CHIX
14:42:49	702	150.70	Sigma-X
14:43:15	569	150.65	Sigma-X
14:43:15	577	150.60	TRQX
14:43:15	482	150.60	CHIX
14:43:16	667	150.80	BATE
14:43:16	926	150.80	BATE
14:43:16	209	150.80	BATE
14:43:16	934	150.80	BATE
14:43:16	2,077	150.80	BATE
14:43:16	232	150.80	XLON
14:43:16	1,026	150.80	XLON
14:43:16	263	150.80	TRQX
14:43:16	914	150.65	BATE
14:43:17	1,215	150.80	XLON
14:43:18	607	150.80	XLON
14:43:44	529	150.65	Sigma-X
14:43:44	417	150.60	TRQX
14:43:44	417	150.60	XLON
14:43:44	417	150.60	BATE
14:43:45	926	150.80	BATE
14:43:45	313	150.80	BATE
14:43:45	815	150.80	BATE
14:43:45	518	150.80	XLON
14:44:10	449	150.50	TRQX
14:44:10	417	150.50	XLON
14:44:10	417	150.50	BATE
14:44:10	450	150.50	CHIX
14:44:10	502	150.50	Sigma-X
14:44:10	746	150.50	CHIX
14:44:10	1,500	150.50	BATE
14:44:11	951	150.70	BATE
14:44:11	204	150.70	BATE
14:44:35	433	150.20	XLON
14:44:35	433	150.20	TRQX
14:44:35	434	150.20	BATE
14:44:35	433	150.20	CHIX
14:44:38	251	150.00	CHIX
14:44:58	490	150.30	Sigma-X
14:44:59	579	150.50	XLON
14:44:59	117	150.50	XLON
14:46:18	619	150.40	TRQX
14:46:18	162	150.40	TRQX
14:54:53	578	150.10	XLON
14:54:53	577	150.10	TRQX
14:54:53	578	150.10	CHIX
14:54:53	1049	150.10	BATE
15:02:02	457	150.20	CHIX
15:02:02	343	150.20	CHIX
15:02:02	59	150.20	CHIX
15:10:01	385	150.00	XLON
15:10:01	385	150.00	TRQX
15:10:01	385	150.00	BATE
15:10:01	1,217	150.00	CHIX
15:10:02	457	150.00	CHIX
15:10:02	25	150.00	CHIX
15:10:02	451	150.00	TRQX
15:10:02	850	150.00	TRQX
15:10:04	2350	150.10	TRQX
15:10:04	620	150.10	TRQX
15:10:04	472	150.10	TRQX
15:10:04	39	150.00	XLON
15:10:04	612	150.00	XLON
15:12:06	1,524	150.10	CHIX
15:12:06	1400	150.10	CHIX
15:12:06	866	150.10	XLON
15:12:06	346	149.90	XLON
15:12:24	38	150.10	BATE
15:12:24	692	150.10	BATE
15:12:24	483	150.10	BATE
15:12:51	313	150.20	BATE
15:12:51	121	150.20	BATE
15:12:51	704	150.10	BATE
15:12:53	68	150.20	BATE
15:12:53	536	150.20	BATE
15:12:54	499	150.20	BATE
15:12:54	727	150.20	BATE
15:12:57	209	150.20	BATE
15:12:57	404	150.20	BATE
15:30:29	628	150.30	CHIX
15:45:13	209	150.30	BATE
15:45:13	654	150.30	BATE
15:46:35	867	150.15	TRQX
15:46:35	328	150.10	TRQX
15:46:35	433	150.10	XLON
15:46:35	105	150.10	TRQX
15:46:35	433	150.10	CHIX
15:46:36	1,110	150.30	BATE
15:46:36	869	150.30	BATE
15:46:36	313	150.30	BATE
15:46:36	221	150.30	BATE
15:46:36	423	150.30	TRQX
15:46:36	3,928	150.30	TRQX
15:46:36	497	150.30	CHIX
15:46:38	81	150.30	CHIX
15:46:38	2,016	150.30	CHIX
15:46:38	434	150.30	CHIX
15:46:42	1265	150.15	CHIX
15:51:05	323	150.00	TRQX
15:51:05	324	150.00	XLON
15:51:05	762	150.00	BATE
15:51:05	324	150.00	CHIX
15:51:05	1,098	150.00	TRQX
15:51:05	901	149.95	BATE
16:00:23	251	150.30	CHIX
16:00:23	835	150.30	TRQX
16:00:23	148	150.30	XLON
16:00:23	216	150.30	CHIX
16:00:23	216	150.30	XLON
16:00:23	1,885	150.30	BATE
16:00:23	215	150.30	BATE
16:00:23	1,967	150.15	CHIX
16:00:25	228	150.50	CHIX
16:00:25	646	150.50	CHIX
16:00:25	4,172	150.50	CHIX
16:00:25	121	150.40	BATE
16:00:25	109	150.40	BATE
16:00:25	454	150.30	XLON
16:00:25	1,207	150.30	CHIX
16:00:25	51	150.30	TRQX
16:00:25	388	150.30	CHIX
16:00:25	235	150.30	XLON
16:00:25	240	150.30	BATE
16:00:26	313	150.80	BATE
16:00:26	84	150.80	BATE
16:00:26	470	150.70	XLON
16:00:26	980	150.50	XLON
16:00:26	2099	150.50	XLON
16:00:27	23	150.50	TRQX
16:00:27	4,803	150.50	BATE
16:00:27	101	150.50	CHIX
16:00:27	578	150.50	XLON
16:00:27	577	150.50	TRQX
16:00:27	477	150.50	CHIX
16:01:33	578	150.30	BATE
16:01:33	578	150.30	CHIX
16:01:33	577	150.30	XLON
16:01:33	778	150.25	BATE
16:01:33	1027	150.25	CHIX
16:01:33	1,547	150.20	TRQX
16:02:23	385	150.10	TRQX
16:02:23	386	150.10	BATE
16:02:23	3	150.10	CHIX
16:02:23	382	150.10	CHIX
16:02:27	639	150.30	XLON
16:02:27	1,036	150.30	XLON
16:02:27	257	150.10	CHIX
16:02:27	962	150.10	TRQX
16:02:27	257	150.10	BATE
16:02:27	257	150.10	XLON
16:02:30	127	150.30	TRQX
16:02:30	619	150.30	TRQX
16:02:30	490	150.30	TRQX
16:06:06	434	150.30	BATE
16:06:06	433	150.30	XLON
16:06:06	343	150.30	CHIX
16:06:06	90	150.30	CHIX
16:06:06	1,195	150.20	XLON
16:06:06	368	150.20	CHIX
16:06:06	208	150.20	XLON
16:06:13	1,098	150.50	BATE
16:06:13	600	150.50	BATE
16:06:13	600	150.50	BATE
16:06:13	23	150.50	BATE
16:06:13	616	150.40	XLON
16:06:54	578	150.30	CHIX
16:06:54	577	150.30	TRQX
16:06:54	578	150.30	XLON
16:06:54	2910	150.25	TRQX
16:06:54	2,173	150.25	BATE
16:06:54	2,744	150.25	CHIX
16:06:54	2,699	150.25	CHIX
16:06:54	2,515	150.20	BATE
16:06:54	434	150.00	BATE
16:06:54	433	150.00	CHIX
16:06:54	433	150.00	TRQX
16:06:54	433	150.00	XLON
16:10:19	433	149.90	CHIX
16:10:19	434	149.90	BATE
16:10:19	327	149.90	TRQX
16:10:19	433	149.90	XLON
16:12:12	1923	150.00	TRQX
16:12:12	1,813	150.00	CHIX
16:12:12	1,956	150.00	BATE
16:12:12	692	150.00	BATE
16:12:12	571	150.00	TRQX
16:13:51	433	149.90	CHIX
16:17:21	932	150.05	TRQX
16:17:21	2442	150.05	TRQX
16:20:28	258	149.90	CHIX
16:23:36	268	149.90	CHIX
16:26:28	789	149.90	CHIX
16:26:58	9	149.90	CHIX
16:28:42	25	149.90	CHIX
16:29:10	434	150.40	BATE
16:29:10	148	150.30	XLON
16:29:10	612	150.30	XLON
16:29:10	289	150.20	XLON
16:29:10	856	150.20	XLON
16:29:10	579	150.20	XLON
16:29:10	148	150.20	XLON
16:29:10	706	150.20	CHIX
16:29:10	2,095	150.20	XLON
16:29:11	180	150.50	CHIX
16:29:11	343	150.50	CHIX
16:29:11	74	150.50	CHIX
16:29:11	977	150.40	TRQX
16:29:11	1,376	150.40	CHIX
16:29:11	230	150.40	CHIX
16:29:11	1,156	150.40	BATE
16:29:14	148	150.50	XLON
16:29:14	1,901	150.50	XLON
16:29:14	596	150.50	XLON
16:29:16	3,888	151.00	XLON
16:29:16	3,173	151.00	XLON
16:29:16	615	151.00	XLON
16:29:16	451	151.00	XLON
16:29:18	148	151.00	XLON
16:29:18	900	151.00	XLON
16:29:18	4,504	151.00	XLON
16:29:18	180	150.90	CHIX
16:29:18	342	150.90	CHIX
16:29:18	180	150.90	BATE
16:29:18	363	150.90	BATE
16:29:18	957	150.50	BATE
16:29:19	542	150.60	XLON
16:29:19	542	150.60	CHIX
16:29:36	433	150.50	CHIX
16:35:15	4,746	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	1,292	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	1,686	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	4682	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	41,728	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	2,271	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	4,639	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	22,911	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	9,055	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	697	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	7,085	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	3,103	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	1,758	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	4021	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	4,787	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	2,038	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	2,901	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	4,483	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	8,982	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	3,256	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	4,956	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	2,385	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	21,091	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	11,409	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	5,431	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	9,876	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	12,232	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	866	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	2,412	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	8,199	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	9,119	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	3992	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	2,431	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	14	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	798	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	1709	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	4,296	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	182	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	152	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	8,713	150.80	XLON
16:35:15	3561	150.80	XLON

 

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